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Mission Month: Every Nation, Tribe, and Tongue
In Revelation 7:9, we see a powerful vision of a great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language standing before God’s throne, worshiping Him. This is a glimpse of God’s heart for the world— His desire for all peoples to come to know Him. While not everyone is called to distant lands, we are all called to participate in this mission—whether by praying, giving, sending, or going. Every believer plays a crucial role in reaching our world with the good news of Jesus Christ. The world needs Jesus and the harvest is plentiful. We need courageous men and women to respond to join His mission. How? One way we can participate is to give to the FFC Missions Month Fall Focus. On November 3 we will be taking a special offering to support the following: LOCAL: Safe Harbor GLOBAL: Christian Sports and Recreational Ministries (CSRM)
God and Idols
Every sin at its root is idolatry. An idol is not just a statue made of wood, stone, or metal, but is anything to which we give a higher priority than God. While few of us actually bow down to worship physical statues, all of us are tempted to idolatry on a daily basis. That temptation is more subtle when we are fed the lie that we can worship BOTH idols and God–that it’s fine to worship idols as long as we also worship God. For three weeks this September, we will come to understand the absolute exclusivity of God, and how we, as His children, should address the idols in our lives.
